Fruit Forest Farm
natural, pesticide-free farm
Cobble Hill, BC
 

Our late season storage apples are now available on our farmstand. The flavour of these heritage keepers are unparalleled. You won’t find these varieties anywhere but here (or where I sell on the Cow-op.ca). Thanks so much everyone for a great season. We picked over 4000lbs of apples this year. Impressive! We also donated 460lbs of apples to Nourish Cowichan, and another 190lbs to Evergreen Independent School. We will open again July long weekend of 2027 for raspberries

Our late season storage apples are now available on our farmstand. The flavour of these heritage keepers are unparalleled. You won’t find these varieties anywhere but here (or where I sell on the Cow-op.ca). Help yourself to the many varieties on our farmstand now, or come for U-pick this weekend or next. We are only open for u-pick two more weeks! Try these keepers that can last until March in your garage. Delicious and long lasting.

We now have 6 varieties ready for you to pick up at our self-serve farmstand 24 hours a day. Right now we have Liberty, La Rochelle, Jonagold, Belle de Boskoop, Dessert Variety and more! Feel free to send me a message if you want a box or large bag. Discounts start at 20lb orders.

All of our main season apples are now ready. They are all $2.75/lb, except $2.50/lb for bulk. We are open for we pick every day, and upick Th-Fri 9-2 and Saturday 9-12.

Honeycrisp, Novamac and Prima apples now available. All sales matched as a donation to Nourish Cowichan.

Plums and apples, plus matched donations!

Huge week for fruit. We are now open for apples, figs, plums and peaches. We are open Thursdays and Friday from 9-2 and Saturday 9-12 for u-pick. We are open for we pick most days. Our entire farm is pesticide-free. Unfortunately we don’t have any strawberries or blueberries this year. No appointment necessary for open hours. Apples are 2.75/lb, and figs are $1.50/ea or 12 for $15. Peaches $5/lb, plums $4/lb. Cash or etransfers only.

Figs and apples available this week (Gravenstein and Redfree varieties). Figs are $1.50/ea or $1.25 ea for 12 or more. Apples are unsprayed and $2.75/lb.

Raspberry u-pick open

Loaded with berries. Raspberries are $7/pint or $9/lb. Cash or etransfers only. No appointment needed.

Raspberry u-pick open Thursdays to Saturdays.

We are open Th-Fri 9-2 and Sat 9-12. No appointment is necessary. Cash or e-transfer only. Raspberries $7/pint and cherries are $7/lb.

Open for raspberries today and tomorrow 9-1 Open for raspberries and cherries next week Friday and Saturday 9-1 $7/pint, $9/lb raspberries

We are hoping to open the last weekend in June. Our raspberries and cherries are showing promising signs! Keep watching the blog posts, as I will announce our opening for each fruit weekly. Just to note. We do not sell strawberries but Silverside Farm in Cobble Hill does.

In the video below you will learn the reasons to Apple thin. To have fewer, larger apples and overall improve poundage (and make picking easier) So the tree doesn’t “overbear” one year and then not produce the year after. To prevent branches breaking.

Watch my video where I describe the top reasons your fruit tree flowered but you didn’t get any fruit.

Some apple trees are Triploid, meaning they need three parents. Varieties such as Gravenstein, Jonagold and Belle de Boskoop. These trees can’t pollinate other trees, but need two other varieties to be pollinated by that bloom at the same time. Check out my video where I describe this phenomenon and what to do about it.

You didn’t thin your apples last year You have a biennial bearing tree Too much nitrogen